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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 26, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on September 26, 1943 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1943 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Xavier Rescigno |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,617 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Buster Maynard | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Charlie Mead | Right Fielder |
Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Joe Stephenson | Catcher |
Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
Tommy O'Brien | Right Fielder |
Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
Bill Baker | Catcher |
Xavier Rescigno | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 26, 1943
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Rescigno
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Rescigno
Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Voiselle
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Voiselle
Van Robays hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Rescigno
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Rescigno
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine bunts towards the mound. Voiselle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Voiselle. Elliott scores. Fletcher moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Voiselle
Baker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rescigno vs. Voiselle
Rescigno hits a fly ball into right field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher scores. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Voiselle
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Rescigno
Stephenson hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Van Robays. Kerr moves to third. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Rescigno
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Voiselle
Van Robays hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Maynard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Rescigno
Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mead vs. Rescigno
Mead hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Rescigno
Reyes is hit by the pitch. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Medwick scores. There goes Reyes trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Voiselle
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rescigno vs. Voiselle
Rescigno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Rescigno
Stephenson hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Rescigno
Voiselle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Rescigno
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Voiselle
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Voiselle
Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio strikes out. There goes O'Brien. The throw from Stephenson to second, and O'Brien is out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Rescigno
Jim Russell now playing left field.
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Rescigno
Maynard hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Rescigno
Medwick hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Voiselle
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Rescigno
Mead hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Mead reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Rescigno
Reyes hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mead moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephenson vs. Rescigno
Stephenson hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno.
Barrett hits a popup towards third. Maynard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Voiselle
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Gornicki
Johnny Barrett now playing right field. Hank Gornicki now pitching.
Voiselle hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Gornicki
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gornicki
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Voiselle
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Voiselle
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Gornicki
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Gornicki
Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Gornicki
Mead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Gornicki
Reyes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Voiselle
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Voiselle
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Voiselle
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gornicki
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephenson vs. Gornicki
Stephenson bunts towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Gornicki
Voiselle bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Voiselle for the out. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Gornicki
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Gornicki
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Voiselle
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Hank Gornicki.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Voiselle
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Voiselle
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1943, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Rucker J, cf 5 0 1 1 Coscarart P, ss 4 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 5 0 0 0 O'Brien T, rf 4 0 1 0 Maynard B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gornicki H, p 0 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 1 0 Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mead C, rf 4 0 2 0 Van Robays M, lf 3 0 0 0 Reyes N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Russell J, lf 2 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 1 2 1 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0 Stephenson J, c 4 2 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Voiselle B, p 3 0 1 2 Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gustine F, 2b 3 1 0 1 Baker B, c 3 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 1 0 0 1 Barrett J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 33 3 4 2 New York 002 100 000 1 -- 4 Pittsburgh 030 000 000 0 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Voiselle B (W) 10.0 4 3 2 6 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Rescigno X 7.0 5 3 2 1 1 Gornicki H (L) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 E -- Voiselle B, Van Robays M DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Mead C, Kerr B SB -- Baker B, Gustine F CS -- O'Brien T SH -- Gustine F, Voiselle B HBP -- by Rescigno X (Reyes N) T -- 2:07 A -- 8617
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